Board reopens and corrects superintendent's contract to fix math error; salary figure updated

The Olympia School District Board of Directors unanimously reconsidered and re‑adopted an amendment to Superintendent Murphy’s employment contract at its Aug. 14 meeting to correct a calculation error in the previously adopted minutes.

Board President Clifton explained the procedural requirement for the action: only board members who voted in favor of the item in the prior meeting were eligible to vote to reconsider. The board then moved to reopen the July 8 amendment to the contract and to replace the salary amount the minutes had listed.

The specific change adopted replaces a stated salary of $263,333 with $279,903 (as read aloud during the meeting). The board also confirmed that the amendment implements a cost‑of‑living adjustment (COLA) of 2.57% and that the board reserves the right to request the superintendent take up to 10 furlough days if necessary. The chair said the minutes should reflect those details because the original recording contained a math error.

The procedural sequence recorded in the transcript: a motion to reconsider the July 8 amendment was made and seconded, the motion to reconsider was approved by voice vote, a motion to replace the $263,333 figure with $279,903 was made and seconded and adopted, and then the board re‑adopted the full amended contract. The board recorded unanimous approval on the voice votes reported during the meeting.

No board member named as mover or seconder for the motions appears on the recorded motions as verbally identified in the transcript; the chair confirmed eligibility rules for the reconsideration vote. The contract amendment was adopted in the meeting as re‑presented, and staff flagged that the corrected figures would be recorded in the minutes.